Hiding Vim .ext~ files in Windows

Question

When i use vim on windows, i realize that vim saves the file and closing the vim window deletes a .ext.swp file amd a .ext~ file

How do i disable or delete these files as the duplicates are causing my problems as i work on my host.

Possible duplicate of: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/743150/how-to-prevent-vim-from-creating-and-leaving-temporary-files ? — Alex W, Aug 01 '12 at 14:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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Turn off the vim swap files and backup files to disable the creation of these files:

:set noswapfile and :set nobackup.

See this question for more information.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Aug 01 '12 at 14:55

simont

hi please upvote the question and i can accept the answer. thanks,, – bouncingHippo Aug 01 '12 at 15:23

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